Whananaki bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 29 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
20.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today?

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 4PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (29 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (29 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.8
SSW
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
2
E
Period(s) (?)1212121212121212121111111111111110104101010107
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11715515526325820620315815313097956866454437202020191919371
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
5
N
25
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
ESE
30
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
offoffglassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:21PM
1.76
5:56AM
1.93
6:22PM
1.81
6:50AM
1.97
7:16PM
1.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:16AM
0.43
11:35PM
0.35
12:17PM
0.37
12:34AM
0.32
1:10PM
0.30
1:26AM
0.29
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise--------7:31-------7:33-------
Sunset---7:22-------7:20-------7:19----
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
----131---------------12
Temp. °C192022201820201920232422181918171719181615161718
Feels °C (?)202021201818191920222322181816141415131212141614
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